Kolkata cricketer Piyush Chawla (L), captain Dinesh Karthik (C) and Kuldeep Yadav celebrate after taking the wicket of Rajasthan cricketer Sanju Samson during the T20 2018 first eliminator cricket match at The Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata / AFP

Skipper Ajinkya Rahane's slow batting cost Rajasthan early as two-time champions Kolkata comfortably beat them by 25 runs in the Eliminator to set-up the T20 Qualifier-II clash with Hyderabad, on Wednesday. On a day Kolkata star spinner Sunil Narine was expensive and returned wicket-less, the likes of Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav stepped up to restrict Rajasthan 144 for four after batsmen put on board 169 for seven.